Our addiction to ultra-processed and fast foods have sadly – become the norm. Our zest for naturally gluten-free foods have become – an afterthought. When we think of something good to eat, what immediately comes to mind are these two unnatural food group.
Processed foods come in three categories – ultra, less and minimally processed. If you must eat processed foods, try to buy only minimally processed foods. As for fast foods, once or twice a month isn’t bad.
But, metaphorically speaking, finding the needle (minimally processed foods) in the haystack (supermarkets) won’t be easy. It’s time consuming to say the least. That said, minimally processed foods are always gluten-free, so it’s worth the effort. Fast foods, well! It can be said, not all fast foods are junk. As with anything, exceptions do exist.
In my opinion (IMO), minimally processed foods contain the natural food and at times, one other ingredient. That other ingredient is one of the three key ingredients (refined salt, sugar and fat) in small amounts. Less processed foods, IMO, contain the natural food, one of the three key ingredients and about two additives.
Okay, now we’ve come to the worst of the worst – ultra-processed foods (UPFs). IMO, they contain – at times, the natural food, high levels of all three key ingredients and five or more additives. Ultra processed foods are also used in some way in almost all fast foods.
The Processed Food Industry (PFI), Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Industry, the seemingly off-topic Life Science Industry (LSI) and the American Medical Association (AMA); may have formed an unholy alliance for lucrative financial gains at our expense.
Pharmaceutical companies are part of the whole that is the Life Science Industry. The LSI has a vested interest in maintaining our illusion of wellness. Based of course, on their over the counter (OTC) and prescription drugs. The Life Science Industry wants you dependent on their drugs and not on your body’s ability to heal itself.
Signs and symptoms common to a number of diseases can easily be used to fabricate more diseases. As a result, the LSI was able to inflate millions into billions and billions into a multi-trillion global health care market at our expense.
The AMA may have an unwritten – turn a blind eye rule. It can lead you to believe, ultra-processed and fast foods, are not the cause of any ill effects to your health. That, whatever ails you is a result of said lifestyle and best treated with LSI drugs.
All that you see in this world is not what it’s suppose to be, and that very much includes your body as you age. You don’t appear old because you’re over sixty. You appear old because you’ve been poisoning your body nonstop for a half-century.
IMO, if not for enticingly toxic lifestyles, our lifespan might be about 300 – give or take 15 years. Nonetheless take heart, for I cannot say this enough. It’s possible, if toxic conditions are removed, your body can and will heal itself.
Know that after you stop eating UPF’s, fast foods (aka QSR foods) and when possible stop taking LSI drugs, you will experience withdrawal symptoms. Remember the proverb! ‘Things usually get worse before they get better’. Well, nine times out of ten, withdrawals are what’s being referred too.
Brace yourself, withdrawal symptoms can be ass-kickingly painful and scary. To help you endure the withdrawal phase, you will need to drink 1/2 GAL (1.89L) too 1 GAL (3.78L) of filtered water.
How much you drink in a 24 hour period will depend on how your feeling at any given moment. When you feel like your having an anxiety attack, sip a 16 oz. (480ml) glass of cold water as you would hot tea every hour until anxiety eases.
Cultural norms have been constructed by the unholy alliance to manifest their intentions at our expense. The following statement can only be in the best interest of the unholy alliance. Ultra Processed and fast foods with their cause/effect, should never become general knowledge to the public at large.